As part of this year's WBA festival, the art group New Cave Art once again brought together art, nature and the cultural heritage of Durmitor, creating three unique works in the form of land art - the pictograms "Flying Carpet" and "Touch of Worlds", as well as a rock drawing called "Chamois".
Driven by a deep respect for the cultural heritage and mystical nature of Durmitor, the group members transformed the tradition of this region into contemporary artistic expression. Their canvases this time were grassy pastures and primeval rocks, and motifs were found in folklore, ancient symbols and the rich natural heritage of this region.
"Flying Carpet" is a new work on grass inspired by the rich folklore motifs, patterns and weaving of traditional Montenegrin carpets. By transferring it to the landscape, these symbols in a unique way return to the nature from which their colors and shapes once originated.
"Chamois", a drawing made on a rock, celebrates one of the iconic animals of Durmitor - the guardian of the mountain peaks. At the same time, the work is a tribute to ancient cave painting, from which the name of the art group New Cave Art comes. In this way, an unbreakable connection is established between the ancient beginnings of art and the modern era.
"Touch of Worlds" – an engraving from an ancient Žabljak stećak translated into a monumental drawing on the grass – also carries special symbolism. This work symbolizes the intertwining of our tangible, everyday world with that eternal and mysterious world of our ancestors, who continue to send us their messages through carved symbols and legends.
These pictograms represent a silent dialogue between the artist and the soil, stone and past of this region. They also remind us that art is not confined to galleries, it lives all around us, in places where land, history and imagination meet.
On Durmitor, art thus becomes part of the landscape, and the landscape a kind of open-air gallery.
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